I don't have photoshop (or have a clue how to use it) so I used Stampin' Up1's 5 petal flower punch & drew this template to fit inside of it, but you can play without the punch too. :0) You can find the PDF for the template here.

Here's the result of the smallest 5-petal flower center:

...and I'm not sure if I did it right, but here's my take on how to doAnnapurna's hand-cut Fresh Cuts technique:

1) Punch flower & trim/die-cut paper so it's in the middle of your shape. (Have no punch? I traced its shape, so you can cut it out with a hobby blade; I'm naughty!) One benefit to my liberty-taking tracing of the punch is that you can resize the template jpeg & print it; the parts will compliment each other no matter how big you make it. Also, with a blade you can cut it into any sized paper (so no limits from how far the punch reaches in.) I do love the punches' crisp lines, though, & how it works with so many sets.

2) If you're using patterned designer paper, you can move your punched paper around to find the perfect spot on your paper or to find the spot where you stamped (or this is also a great way to use up scraps of d.p. You can see if it fits.) This d.p. is Baby Paisley by Bohemia.

3) Got a light table? You can use it to line up your pattern/stamping (but please don't cut on there

4) Cut along the lines of the template, removing the bits. No need to worry about perfection, the beauty of Annapurna's technique is that you distress the edges giving it a great look, but also creating the opportunity to fix woobly lines.

Pointer: it is really great to keep very sharp blades in your hobby knife.

5) A paper piercer seems to be a nifty way to distress & get into the corners, but you may wanna go gently--I tore part--but I added a brad, so it's ok. ;0) I keep imagining what a piece of paper with several of these cut-outs would look like...

I used the flower template as a faux stitching template too, so it was really easy to add the matching faux-stitched flower pattern to the Blue Bayou cardstock. I was going to stitch each flower, but then I was relieved to remember Allison's white ink challenge (Allison, you saved me a LOT of sewing!) Sew, I sewed the stitches around the white cardstock instead & I coloured the faux-stitch flowers with white Signo gel pen (don't know if it counts as white ink since tinted it with a CTMH Breeze marker to make it look soft sky):

and I'm trying not to ignore the insides of cards anymore, so I decorated this one:

This card is for my super-talented friend Kim's birthday & I know just how I want to write in it--kind of journaling-ish-ly. It'll be in her mailbox before she has a chance to see this, so it's safe. ;0)

Wow, Mel! I really love the color of this card. Your card is gorgeous with all the details! Thank you for the tutorial. There's so many stuff on your blog I want to try out. I wish I had more time to try them all. They are all inspiring!!